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Biostatistics at University of California - San Diego

Biostatistics at University of California - San Diego

If you are interested in studying biostatistics, you may want to check out the program at University of California - San Diego. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UCSD is located in La Jolla, California and approximately 39,576 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Biostatistics section at the bottom of this page.

UCSD Biostatistics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biostatistics
  • Master’s Degree in Biostatistics

UCSD Biostatistics Rankings

The biostatistics major at UCSD is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biostatistics. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Biostatistics Student Demographics at UCSD

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biostatistics majors at University of California - San Diego.

UCSD Biostatistics Bachelor’s Program

100% Women
75% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of biostatistics bachelor's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 54% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biostatistics bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of California - San Diego with a bachelor's in biostatistics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 0
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

UCSD Biostatistics Master’s Program

45% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 55% of biostatistics master's degrees went to men and 45% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in biostatistics each year. UCSD does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 15% more men than average.

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In the biostatistics master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 27% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of California - San Diego with a master's in biostatistics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 5
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Biostatistics Grads May Go Into

A degree in biostatistics can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for University of California - San Diego.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Medical Scientists 26,080 $102,550
Health Specialties Professors 11,540 $161,770
Biological Scientists 11,010 $91,340
Natural Sciences Managers 7,870 $168,790
Statisticians 5,650 $99,860

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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